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Roseville Historical Society

To preserve & promote the history of Roseville

Veteran's Monuments

The monuments and memorials to Roseville and Placer County veterans include the Veteran’s Memorial Hall at Royer Park, the Great War monument next to Veteran’s Hall, the Korean War Veteran’s Monument at the Maidu Center, the World War II Monument on Vernon Street, the Vietnam Memorial at Saugstad Park and the Nikkei Veterans and Internees Memorial at the Santucci Justice Center. Over 1,700 combined names are listed on these monuments.

Roseville Historical Society

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"Roseville's Korean War Veteran's" Monument at Maidu Park, produced by Chapman Monuments in 2000.


Monuments in Roseville

Veteran's memorial hall and War Memorial

110 Park Drive at Royer Park

The cornerstone for Veteran's Memorial Hall was laid in 1929 beside Royer Park. The facility continues to serve as a meeting place for veterans and other community organizations.

The cornerstone for Veteran's Memorial Hall was laid in 1929 beside Royer Park. The facility continues to serve as a meeting place for veterans and other community organizations.

Alyn W. Butler American Legion Post 169 honors the name of the only Roseville casualty from WWI.

Alyn W. Butler American Legion Post 169 honors the name of the only Roseville casualty from WWI.

Veteran's Memorial Hall was built as a meeting place for the veterans who fought in "The Great War," as World War I was referred to at the time.  The United States engaged in World War I from 1917 to 1918.  A stone monument with a bronze plaque was placed beside in the grassy area beside Veteran's Memorial Hall "In Memory Of Our Heroic Dead." The bronze plaque names some of the Roseville casualties from three different wars but the list is not complete. 

 

Notice the PFE footbridge, another point of historical interest, behind the monument. The bridge once crossed over the railroad tracks but today it crosses Dry Creek, connecting Royer Park to Oak Street.

The bronze plaque on the monument carries 33 names of Roseville soldiers who died defending their country. Click here for details of those named on this plaque.

The bronze plaque on the monument carries 33 names of Roseville soldiers who died defending their country. Click here for details of those named on this plaque.

For a list of Roseville casualties from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam, click here.

There is no monument in Roseville to honor those citizens who made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts after Vietnam. If you have information or documentation to help us account for our most recent heroes, please contact the Carnegie Museum at info@rosevillehistorical.org 


"ROseville's Korean War Veteran's" monument

1550 Maidu Drive at Maidu Park near Roseville Community Center

The monument to "Roseville's Korean War Veterans" was installed in 2000.

The monument to "Roseville's Korean War Veterans" was installed in 2000.

The monument includes a map of Korea.

This bronze plaque acknowledges those who made the monument possible. Click on photo to enlarge.

Memorial ceremonies are held at the monument annually.

Memorial ceremonies are held at the monument annually.

The United States engaged in the conflict in Korea from 1950 to 1953. For the detailed list of all names inscribed on the monument, click here.


Vietnam Veteran's Memorial

100 Buljan Road at Saugstad Park

 
 

The inscription reads: 

"In honor of the Air Force, Army, Marine and Navy veterans of Placer County who served their country in the Vietnam Conflict. 1961 - 1973."

Names inscribed on this monument:

Lance Corporal

Specialist 5

Sergeant

Major

Gunnery Sgt

Hospitalman

Private First Class

Lance Corporal

Bruce Wayne Brace

Danny Kaye Rich

Jack Marston Harris

James Ervin Booth

John Vinson O'Connor

Leslie William Royal III

Mariano R. Negranza, Jr.

Robert Alan Yates

Marines

Army

Army

Air Force

Marines

Navy

Marines

Marines

 


memorial honoring World war ii nikkei soldiers and internees

10820 Justice Center Drive at Bill Santucci Justice Center 

Inscription on the base of this statue: "Rescue of the Lost Battalion" Produced by Frostad Atelier, Sacramento, California. Ronnie Frostad, Sculptor. Design by France Borka. Placer County JACL; Barbara Oseto, President. October 2012.

Inscription on the base of this statue: "Rescue of the Lost Battalion" Produced by Frostad Atelier, Sacramento, California. Ronnie Frostad, Sculptor. Design by France Borka. Placer County JACL; Barbara Oseto, President. October 2012.

Click here for a complete list of names on the monument.

Click here for a complete list of names on the monument.

This bronze statue, "The Rescue Of The Lost Battalion," commemorates the heroic efforts of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team for their heavy sacrifice to secure the safety of the 1st Battalion of the 141st Infantry Regiment, which had been surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains of France. These rescuers, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was comprised mostly of Japanese-American soldiers, many of whom had family confined to interment camps in the western United States.

A semi-circle of stone monuments with names and text, wraps around the back side of the bronze statue. A granite monument "Placer County WWII Nikkei Veterans," lists the names of Japanese-Americans from the region who served in the United States military during World War II.

Other monuments circling the statue relate the stories of bravery and loyalty of the Nikkei soldier in World War II. To read the inscriptions with stories of Nikkei veterans, click here.


WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL 

114 Vernon Street between consolidated communications and the Roseville Telephone Museum

This monument was produced by Chapman Monuments in 1995. Click here for a complete list of all 1,275 names on this monument.

The insription reads:

"This monument was dedicated by the Roseville Telephone Foundation to the Community of Roseville in honor of her sons and daughters who faithfully and honorably served to protect our freedom as members of the Armed Forces in World War II. Over 1,200 of Roseville citizens participated in World War II, one of the highest participation rates of all the cities in the United States. Thirty-four veterans died while defending their country. This monument was made possible through the efforst and generous support of the Roseville Telephone employees, veterans from all branches of the service, businesses and private citizens. November 11, 1995"

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